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Sandra Veronica Covarrubias Patient Navigator, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio covarrubiasv@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Covarrubias is an IHPR patient navigator responsible for recruiting patients, obtaining informed consent and administering study questionnaires. She has a bachelor’s degree in health education and work experience in health information management, including electronic medical record systems and patient and physician assistance.
Cliff Despres, B.J. Informational Writer, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio despres@uthscsa.edu
Mr. Despres handles a wide variety of writing, editing and communication work at the IHPR. He has several years of experience in journalism and public relations, including work at the Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper in Denton, Texas, and the news office of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Laura Esparza, M.S. Project Coordinator, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio esparzal@uthscsa.edu
Laura Esparza, who joined the IHPR in October 2009, has designed, implemented and evaluated community interventions focused on reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity among women, youths and underserved populations. She has a master’s degree in health and kinesiology from UT San Antonio.
Dora Alicia Gonzalez, B.A. Project Coordinator, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio gonzalezda@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Gonzalez, who joined the IHPR in December 2009, has more than 20 years experience in public health along the Texas-Mexico border, including coalition-building, networking, program planning and use of evidence-based interventions to address cancer control. She is stationed at the IHPR’s satellite office in South Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley. Before this, she was the partnership program coordinator for the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service.
Sandra J. Griffith, B.S. Project Coordinator, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio griffiths3@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Griffith provides oversight for grant management, reporting and submissions, as well as fiscal-year budget planning at the IHPR. She has a bachelor’s degree in business education and work experience in project management, including stints at USAA Federal Savings Bank and Baylor College of Medicine.
Project Coordinator, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: haverlah@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Haverlah is the project coordinator for the IHPR Redes En Acción project, which she first was involved with as part of Baylor College of Medicine. She has a bachelor’s degree in management/business administration and has earned project management certification from a Fortune 500 financial services corporation. She previously was a project manager for USAA Federal Savings Bank.
Project Coordinator, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: moralescampo@uthscsa.edu
Dr. Morales-Campos, who joined the IHPR in September 2009, is a bilingual/bicultural researcher with experience developing and implementing community-based interventions among Hispanics. She completed her doctoral degree at The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston.
Statistician, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: munoze@uthscsa.edu
Mr. Munoz is a statistician who provides support to the IHPR by helping develop research protocols, conduct analyses, identify and use available methodologies and databases, and prepare reports. He has prior work experience as a statistician in Colombia, and he also has a master’s degree in epidemiology.
Social Science Research Associate II, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: rubalcaval@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Rubalcava, who joined the IHPR in February 2010, works as a health educator and research associate for clinical and community research studies focusing on childhood obesity prevention. She has experience in nutrition, wellness and bariatric counseling for adolescent and adult populations, and earned her master’s degree in community counseling from The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Administrative Assistant II, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: Thompsonc2@uthscsa.edu
Mrs. Thompson provides support in a myriad of administrative functions, including management of the IHPR calendar. She has more than 25 years experience as an administrative assistant. Prior to working in various academic settings, she was administrative assistant to the chief operating officer of a NYSE-listed oil refining company. In the academic world, she has worked for the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Trinity University, Baylor College of Medicine and UT Health Science Center.
Social Science Research Associate I, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: trevinor8@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Treviño, who joined the IHPR in December 2009, helps conduct research projects, recruit participants for projects and prepares reports and documents. She is stationed at the IHPR’s satellite office in South Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley. She has experience as a behavioral science research assistant and cancer survivorship department intern at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Accountant I, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: vegarg@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Vega reviews and reconciles monthly ledger accounts and subaccounts and assists in reviewing and reporting grants at the IHPR. She also helps create, submit, and revise prior approvals and purchase orders. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Administrative Assistant II, School Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: whiteheads@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Whitehead provides receptionist functions and administrative, grant and event/travel planning functions. She has training as a medical secretary with coursework in medical transcribing, medical terminology and records management. She previously was administrative support coordinator at Baylor College of Medicine.
Research Study Coordinator, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Email: Wittenburg@uthscsa.edu
Ms. Wittenburg, who joined the IHPR in 2009, will serve as the IHPR’s patient navigator in the Valley. Wittenburg previously was an adjunct professor and coordinator for student health education at The University of Texas at Brownsville. She has a master’s degree in health education and a bachelor’s degree in exercise science.
